Wheel stop



July 14, 1931. E. A. LEARY ,8 53

WHEEL STOP Filed Dec. 50, 1930 awe/144 M Eugen/Vina Patented July 14,1931 i EUGENE AV LEARY; OE" GINCIN-NATI; (L H19 armies WHEEL s'rorApplication fi1ean embr'3o;1es0; Serial: 1%. 505,491; a

The present invention relates to a bumper or stop for attachment torailwayrailsand 'ha's *foi"-it's primar-y object-the'prov-ision of i asimple inexpensive"construction' which occu'- pies a minimumof track space.-

Anotherobj ect-is' to provide a device which isofone-piecerast"construction which requires no machining and whicheffectively retained in position by means" ofan ordinary rail 1 spikesuch as may "ordinarily be found in abundance around terminals andiyards;

Anotherobject is to so fashion the contact or bumper surface ofsuch adevice with an arc of about greater radius-tlianthe 15 contactingportion ofthe wheel of a vehicle so that the thrust of such wheel on thestop will direct the impact into a downward direction on the stop sothat greater binding of the stop on the rail occurs.

These and other objects are attained by the means described herein anddisclosed in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of one form of the device, part beingbroken away, and in operative relation with a rail and car wheel.

Fig. 2 is a view on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of a preferred form of the device,part being broken Fig. 4; is a view taken on line 44 of Fi 3.

Fig. 5 is a view showing a modification of the device shown in Figs. 3and 4.

Fig. 6 is a view taken on line 6-6 of 1 Fig. 5.

The device of the present invention consists of a one-piece castingpreferably of steel comprising an elongated body 9 of a '40 crosssection larger than the rail to which it is to be attached but generallyconforming to the shape thereof and having a longitudinal way 10therethrough which slidably receives the head 11 of the rail 12. Thebody 9 thus provides a pair of curved arms 13 and 14 which embrace therail head and web. A tapered way 15 extends from the rear of the devicetoward the front and is substantially closed by the top face of the railwhen the device is mounted thereon.

Into this way an ordinary rail Spik '16 is driven. The rail and' tlrestop'or bumper being of much)- harder steel '1 than the 1 spike, it ispossible to' very solidly and effectively produce a rigid binding of thearms '13 and 14 on the'under side of the ,rail head. A number of notchesare formed on thetop'wa'll ofway 15' so that the intermediatetoothlikeedges which -resultmay bite into therail spik-e16and allow themetal'ofthe spike to spread slightly into the notches-thereby increasingthe binding action. The sh'ortedge 1'8 'oflthe spike head sliding alongthe top face of the rail under l1L1TlI118I" flb\VS facil tates theinitial Wedging of"th'e body'9 to the rail head:

Integral, withbody- 9 isthe stop or bumper indicated generally as, 19which is convens iently ap'ertured at QOin order to grasp it or to=receivea *crow b ar w'hen' several devices are being carried bytwofimen'. This aperture also -materially: redu'cestlieweiglft withoutlimiting the o'perativeistrength ofthe'devi ce. The-front face QIisformed 'ona radius-about twenty-percent greater than that of the carwheel and "thetop'22'lftapersdown-toward the rearend; y e

The eflect of this curvatureof the impact face is tostopacar"even-thoughitstrikes the stop *with considerable force. Thetendency of wheel to ride up the curved face '21 is translated into aforward counter force? on the wheel which at most would spin the wlieel.v v

As previously indicated the" device as shown 2isfoftlie'preferred formfor general-use. In Fig. l'it'will'be notedlthat the plates Band 14 areprovided with bolt ,holestoreceive theusua-l fish plate bolts' -23.

In this construction the .usualifish-iplates at 'the j ,unctiou io-f'two irailsra-re eliminated since arms 18 and ll replace-rth-em.

In the constrnc tionzshown 5:.an arouate cavityfi llis proa idedf'at theend-'of the Way 1 5 so that the: end? of! a i spike: 16 may-i be upsetas i ati25 to I provide: a permanent! type is not driven far enough toupset the end of the spike.

The advantages of having a single piece, relatively rough casting whichemploys merely the ordinary rail spike as a securing wedgewill beapparent. The devices employ no excess metal and are therefore as lightas is practicable. The use of the rail spike as a wedge eliminates thenecessity of packing and shipping any special hardware and reduces thecost to a minimum becausediscarded old spikes. may be used if desired.

What is claimed is:

1. A wheel stop forrailway rails comprising a one piece cast metalmember having a longitudinal way therethrough for slidably receiving thehead of, a rail, the way having a tapered enlargement at one end forreceiving an ordinary rail spike, the cast member having a taperedupwardly extending portion arcuately cut away at the end opposite thespike receiving way.

2. A wheel stop of the class described comarisin an elon ated metalmember havin a longitudinal way for slidably receiving the head of arailway rail, said way having a tapered Way communicating therewithatone end of the member for receiving a rail spike to wedge said metalmember into binding relation with the rail head. I

3. A one piece stop member for railway rails comprisinga substantiallytriangular portion, open at the center and having one external facearcuately cut away on a radius approximately twenty percent greater thanthe radius of a railway car wheel, integral slotted means for slidableentry of a rail head and a wedge member for binding said stop at the endopposite the arcuate face.

4:. In a car stop of the classdescribed the combination of an elongatedmetal body having a substantially T-shaped slot extending longitudinallytherethrough for slidably receiving the upperportion of a railway rail,

said body having a communicating open way therein for receiving a railspike and guiding it into frictional binding with a rail and body.

5. In a car stop of the class described a one piece member slotted toembrace the head of a rail and adjacent sides of the web, the lowerportions of the member being perforated to serve as fish plates, saidmember also having a tapered way adapted to receive a rail spike inhorizontal frictional binding relation to the top face of the rail head,and an v to effect clamping of the stop and rail opposing sliding due toimpact of a vehicle Wheel 011 said stop.

8. In a device of the class describeda wheel stop body longitudinallychannelled along the bottom to conform to a railway rail head, said bodyhaving a tapered groove andan arcuate cavity both communicating withithevway and adapted to be closed along one side by the rail head to formapassage for a rail'spike, the cavityserving to receive the upset metalof the rail spike when driven into the way whereby to precludewithdrawal ofthe spike. V

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 23rd dayof December, 1930.

EUGENE A. LEARY.

integral portion extending above the top of I the rail head andpresenting an abutment for a vehicle wheel on said track.

6. In a car wheel stop of the class described the combination of a onepiece body having a T-shaped way and a communicating notched tapered wayat one end, the T- shaped way receiving a rail head, the ta-

